Ecological status assessment and response of benthic communities to environmental variability: The Valli di Comacchio (Italy) as a study case

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 81, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-61

  Munari, Cristina ^a   Mistri, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic indices; Choked lagoon; Ecological status; Physicochemical elements; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BENTHIC INDICES; BIOLOGICAL INDICES; BIOTIC INDEX; CHOKED LAGOON; ECOLOGICAL INDICES; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; SAMPLING STATIONS; STUDY CASE; UNIVARIATE; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER PARAMETERS;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LAKES; WATER CONSERVATION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAGOON; MACROBENTHOS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LAGOON; MACROBENTHOS; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

AMMONIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INVERTEBRATES; ITALY; OXYGEN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEASONS; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84867198306     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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